湖泊沉积物纤维素氧同位素研究进展

纤维素作为湖泊沉积物有机质的重要组成部分,其氧同位素组成已逐渐应用在古气候、古环境重建中。本文综述了湖泊沉积物纤维素氧同位素在古气候研究中的进展,包括纤维素的实验提取方法、纤维素及其寄宿水体之间的氧同位素分馏系数,以及纤维素氧碳同位素在定量古气候参数方面的应用,并展望了未来的研究趋势。研究表明,纤维素结合碳酸盐氧同位素组成可能是一种潜在的定量古温度指示剂,可能在未来的湖泊沉积中发挥极大作用。因此,今后的有关研究可能集中在定量古气候参数上的应用。     

湖光岩玛珥湖沉积物硅藻硅同位素研究

硅藻广泛分布于湖泊沉积物中,其硅质骨骼的硅氧同位素组成(δ18O和δ30Si)通常可以记录当时水体的温度和同位素组成.近十年来,湖泊沉积物硅藻氧同位素组成(δ18Odia tom)被广泛用于指示湖区温度变化和水体氧同位素组成的变化.然而,迄今尚未见有对湖泊沉积物硅藻硅同位素的系统研究的报道.     

硅藻提纯方法新进展:小个体硅藻纯化的实验技术

硅藻壳体氧同位素是近年来发展起来的一种重要的古气候研究手段[1～3],硅藻的分离提纯是开展此项研究的重要一环.矿物杂质由于与硅藻壳体的氧同位素差异很大[1,4,5],对目前常用的硅藻氧同位素实验方法[1,4]获得的结果有显著影响.     

湖泊沉积物碳酸盐碳、氧同位素研究进展

湖泊沉积物自生碳酸盐碳、氧同位素已经大量地应用在古气候、古环境研究中。本文综述了碳酸盐碳、氧同位素指标的主要啦制因素、指标的环境指示意义,举例说明了碳氧同位素指标在古气候研究上的应用,指出了其存在的问题与不足,展望了在古气候应用上的前景,认为氧同位素是定量古气候参数的最有效指标之一。     

湖泊沉积物α-纤维素提取方法

作为湖泊沉积物有机质的重要组成部分,α 纤维素受到了古气候研究者的极大关注,其稳定同位素已成功应用于古气候、古环境重建。目前,纤维素稳定同位素研究受到限制的原因在于从湖泊沉积物提取纤维素非常困难,已经建立的纤维素提取实验流程复杂。在综合前人研究方法的基础上,通过反复实验,建立了一套有效的四阶段提取沉积物α 纤维素实验方法（5%NaOH碱洗、5%HCl酸洗、亚氯酸钠和冰醋酸漂白以及17.5%NaOH碱洗）。红外光谱分析结果显示与标准纤维素谱线图是一致的;为了进一步验证实验结果,与前人研究方法提取的纤维素的碳、氧同位素对比表明本实验方法是可靠的,且简便易行。     

湖光岩玛珥湖沉积物硅藻硅同位素环境示踪

硅是硅藻生长所必需的养分,硅藻在生长过程中从水体吸收主要以硅酸(H_4SiO_4)形式存在的溶解硅.硅藻δ~(30)Si_(distom)可反映硅藻吸收硅酸比例的变化,进一步可以反映湖区气候与环境变化.为探索湖泊沉积物硅藻δ~(30)Si_(distom)在指示湖泊古环境方面的潜力,我们测定了湖光岩玛珥湖沉积物硅藻硅同位素变化.研究结果表明,沉积物δ~(30)Si_(distom)变化与生物硅和有机碳含量变化呈显著相似性,可作为一种有效的古环境代用指标.同时,与已有温度记录的对比分析表明,两者具有很好一致性.较高的如δ~(30)Si_(distom)指示了温度较高的气候条件下硅藻对硅酸的利用率较高;当δ~(30)Si_(distom)较低时,对应着在温度较低的气候条件下硅藻对硅酸的利用率较低.目前,热带陆地区域古气候重建的方法中可用的温度代用指标很少,此项研究证明了δ~(30)Si_(distom)是一种很有潜力的古环境代用指标,有望在低纬度地区古温度重建中发挥重要作用,值得进一步深入研究.     

柴达木盆地察尔汗古湖贝壳堤剖面碳酸盐和 瓣鳃化石碳氧稳定同位素*

通过对柴达木盆地察尔汗古湖贝壳堤剖面沉积物、生物壳体碳酸盐同位素及沉积物碳酸盐含量等多项指标的分析,探讨了贝壳堤剖面记录39.6~17.1kaB.P.(未校正¹⁴ C测年,下同)期间碳酸盐和贝壳化石碳氧稳定同位素的特征和相关关系,指出壳体化石及沉积物碳酸盐的碳氧同位素是湖泊水体温度和盐度的反映,其中δ¹⁸ O对温度的指示意义更敏感,是湖泊和古气候演化很好的代用指标。根据这些指标重建的古气候与环境变化显示,在39.6~35.5kaB.P.期间,柴达木盆地处于温暖湿润期,周围山地降水增加,盆地内湖泊发育;自35.5kaB.P.开始,气候较前期更加湿润,是湖泊发育的最佳期;22.1kaB.P.以后,气候逐步转入较温暖的干燥期,湖泊开始萎缩、退化;末期17.1kaB.P.气候环境急剧恶化,形成石盐结晶,湖泊高湖面演化史结束。     

层状钙华及其地球化学指标的古气候/环境意义

层状钙华作为高分辨率古气候环境重建记录已被国内外许多学者所关注.钙华的微层厚度、氧碳同位素组成和微量元素的含量都呈现出随季节变化的周期性特点.钙华年层的形成与方解石沉积速率或者微生物生长活性的季节变化有关;氧同位素组成的变化主要受温度和沉积水体的δ18O控制,但蒸发作用(尤其是在干旱区)也有重要影响;钙华的稳定碳同位素...     

陆生蜗牛壳体碳氧同位素在古环境中的应用综述

陆生蜗牛壳体碳、氧稳定同位素组成分别受蜗牛生长时期植被中碳同位素组成和大气水中氧同位素组成的控制,已成为古气候和古环境重建的重要代用指标.本文详细介绍了蜗牛壳体碳酸盐碳、氧同位素古气候重建的指示机理、样品预处理方法及其在14C测年、古气候和古植被研究中的应用现状.在此基础上讨论了蜗牛壳体碳酸盐碳、氧同位素古气候解释中存在的问题,介绍了该领域未来的研究方向与趋势.     

碳酸钙-水体系氧同位素分馏系数的低温实验研究

碳酸钙是古气候和沉积岩稳定同位素地球化学研究中最常用的矿物 ,因此对碳酸钙水体系氧同位素分馏系数的实验校准已成为稳定同位素地球化学诞生以来的热点和前沿课题。但由于碳酸钙在自然界存在 3种同质多象变体 (方解石、文石和六方方解石 ) ,使人们对碳酸钙矿物与水之间氧同位素分馏系数的实验测定结果存在较大差别 ,当应用到同位素地质测温时 ,会给出显著不同的温度值。正确选用合理的方解石水或文石水体系分馏曲线 ,对低温和环境地球化学研究和应用具有重要价值。文章系统总结和评述了碳酸钙水体系氧同位素分馏系数实验校准的历史、方法和结果 ,对前人在表达方式上的不一致进行了统一 ,对氧同位素分馏的盐效应、动力氧同位素分馏效应和同质多象转变过程中的氧同位素继承性进行了讨论。通过对前人大量实验数据的系统处理并与理论计算相比较 ,推荐了热力学上平衡的方解石水体系氧同位素分馏方程 ,而对于文石水体系 ,理论计算结果尚有待于实验证实。     

Holocene hydrological variability of Lake Ladoga,northwest Russia,as inferred from diatom oxygen isotopes

This article presents a new comprehensive assessment of the Holocene hydrological variability of Lake Ladoga, northwest Russia. The reconstruction is based on oxygen isotopes of lacustrine diatom silica (δ¹⁸O_diatom) preserved in sediment core Co 1309, and is complemented by a diatom assemblage analysis and a survey of modern isotope hydrology. The data indicate that Lake Ladoga has existed as a freshwater reservoir since at least 10.8 cal. ka BP. The δ¹⁸O_diatom values range from +29.8 to +35.0‰, and relatively higher δ¹⁸O_diatom values around +34.7‰ between c. 7.1 and 5.7 cal. ka BP are considered to reflect the Holocene Thermal Maximum. A continuous depletion in δ¹⁸O_diatom since c. 6.1 cal. ka BP accelerates after c. 4 cal. ka BP, indicating Middle to Late Holocene cooling that culminates during the interval 0.8–0.2 cal. ka BP, corresponding to the Little Ice Age. Lake‐level rises result in lower δ¹⁸O_diatom values, whereas lower lake levels cause higher δ¹⁸O_diatom values. The diatom isotope record gives an indication for a rather early opening of the Neva River outflow at c. 4.4–4.0 cal. ka BP. Generally, overall high δ¹⁸O_diatom values around +33.5‰ characterize a persistent evaporative lake system throughout the Holocene. As the Lake Ladoga δ¹⁸O_diatom record is roughly in line with the 60°N summer insolation, a linkage to broader‐scale climate change is likely.     

Transfer and early diagenesis of biogenic silica oxygen isotope signals during settling and sedimentation of diatoms in a temperate freshwater lake (Lake Holzmaar, Germany)

We have investigated the transfer of oxygen isotope signals of diatomaceous silica (δ¹⁸O_diatom) from the epilimnion (0-7 m) through the hypolimnion to the lake bottom (∼20 m) in freshwater Lake Holzmaar, Germany. Sediment-traps were deployed in 2001 at depths of 7 and 16 m to harvest fresh diatoms every 28 days. The 7 m trap collected diatoms from the epilimnion being the main zone of primary production, while the 16 m trap collected material already settled through the hypolimnion. Also a bottom sediment sample was taken containing diatom frustules from approximately the last 25 years. The δ¹⁸O_diatom values of the 7 m trap varied from 29.4‰ in spring/autumn to 26.2‰ in summer according to the temperature dependence of oxygen isotope fractionation and represent the initial isotope signal in this study. Remarkably, despite the short settling distance δ¹⁸O_diatom values of the 7 and the 16 m trap were identical only during spring and autumn seasons while from April to September δ¹⁸O_diatom values of the 16 m trap were roughly ∼1.5‰ enriched in ¹⁸O compared to those of the 7 m trap. Isotopic exchange with the isotopically lighter water of the hypolimnion would shift the δ¹⁸O_diatom value to lower values during settling from 7 to 16 m excluding this process as a cause for the deviation. Dissolution of opal during settling with intact organic coatings of the diatom cells and near neutral pH of the water should only cause a minor enrichment of the 16 m values. Nevertheless, opal from the bottom sediment was found to be 2.5‰ enriched in ¹⁸O compared to the weighted average of the opal from the 7 m trap. Thus, resuspension of bottom material must have contributed to the intermediate δ¹⁸O_diatom signal of the 16 m trap during summer. Dissolution experiments allowed further investigation of the cause for the remarkably enriched δ¹⁸O_diatom value of the bottom sediment. Experiments with different fresh diatomaceous materials show an increase of opaline ¹⁸O at high pH values which is remarkably reduced when organic coatings of the cells still exist or at near neutral pH. In contrast, high pH conditions do not affect the δ¹⁸O_diatom values of sub-fossil and even fossil opal. IR analyses show that the ¹⁸O enrichment of the sedimentary silica is associated with a decrease in Si-OH groups and the formation of Si-O-Si linkages. This indicates a silica dehydroxylation process as cause for the isotopic enrichment of the bottom sediment. Silica dissolution and dehydroxylation clearly induce a maturation process of the diatom oxygen isotope signal presumably following an exponential behaviour with a rapid initial phase of signal alteration. The dynamics of this process is of particular importance for the quantitative interpretation of sedimentary δ¹⁸O_diatom values in terms of palaeothermometry.     

The effect of species on lacustrine δ18Odiatom and its implications for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions

The oxygen isotope composition of diatom silica (δ¹⁸O_diatom) is increasingly being used to reconstruct climate from marine and lacustrine sedimentary archives. Although diatoms are assumed to precipitate their frustule in isotopic equilibrium with their surrounding water, it is unclear whether internal processes of a given species affect the fractionation of oxygen between the water and the diatom. We present δ¹⁸O_diatom data from two diatom size fractions (3–38 and >38 µm) characterized by different species in a sediment core from Heart Lake, Alaska. Differences in δ¹⁸O_diatom between the two size fractions varies from 0 to 1.2‰, with a mean offset of 0.01‰ (n = 20). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirms our samples consist of pure biogenic silica (SiO₂) and δ¹⁸O_diatom trends are not driven by contamination. The maximum offset is outside the range of error, but the mean is within analytical error of the technique (± 1.06‰), demonstrating no discernible species‐dependent fractionation in δ¹⁸O_diatom. We conclude that lacustrine δ¹⁸O_diatom measurements offer a reliable and valuable method for reconstructing δ¹⁸O_water. Considering the presence of small offsets in our two records, we advise interpreting shifts in δ¹⁸O_diatom only where the magnitude of change is greater than the combined analytical error.     

撞击事件对古环境的影响——来自ODP1144站A孔样品的证据

本文通过对ODP1144站A孔BM界线附近样品中微玻璃陨石的挑选和研究,确定在中更新世曾发生过地外物体撞击地球的灾变事件。样品中浮游有孔虫壳体碳氧同位素的对比研究表明,在微玻璃陨石事件发生的后期,曾发生了浮游有孔虫壳体碳氧同位素组成的变化,表现为^δ13 C值的降低和^δ18 O值的增加。文中还探讨了其形成的原因。     

Oxygen isotope composition of diatoms from sediments of Lake Kotokel (Buryatia)

This is a summary of new oxygen isotope record of diatoms from Lake Kotokel sediments, with implications for responses of the lake system and its environment to global change over the past 46 kyr. Fossil diatoms in all samples are free from visible contamination signatures and contain no more than 2.5% Al₂O3, which ensures reliable reconstructions. The 5¹⁸O values in diatoms vary between + 23.7 and + 31.2%c over the record. The results present mainly diatom assemblages of summer blooming periods, except for the time span between 36 and 32 kyr, when the isotopic signal records mainly a shift from summer to spring blooming conditions. Possible water temperature changes only partly explain the changes in the isotopic record. The observed isotopic patterns are produced mainly by isotope changes in lake water in response to variations in air temperature, hydrology, and atmospheric circulation in the region. During Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 2 (Last Glacial maximum), high 5¹⁸Od_iatom resulted from rapid evaporation and low fluvial inputs. The high 5¹⁸Od_iatom values of about + 29 to + 30%c during the first half of MIS 1 (Holocene interglacial) suggest an increased share of summer rainfalls associated with southern/southeastern air transport. The 5¹⁸Odi_atom decrease to + 24%c during the second half of MIS 1 is due to the overall hemispheric cooling and increased moisture supply to the area by the Atlantic air masses. The record of Lake Kotokel sediments provides an example of complex interplay among several climatic/environmental controls of 5¹⁸O_diatom during the Late Pleistocene and the Holocene.     

A laser fluorination method for oxygen isotope analysis of biogenic silica and a new oxygen isotope calibration of modern diatoms in freshwater environments

An empirical calibration for the oxygen isotope fractionation between biogenic silica and water was determined for diatom frustules sampled from living diatom communities in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico, USA. Over a temperature range from 5.1 to 37.8 °C, the silica-water fractionation is defined by the equation 1000 ln α_{(silica-water)} = 2.39(±0.13) × 10⁶T⁻² + 4.23(±1.49). This relationship is in close agreement with other published silica-water fractionation factors for laboratory cultured diatom samples; however, it is as much as 8‰ lower than equilibrium quartz-water fractionations and 3-4‰ lower than observed silica-water fractionations in diatomaceous silica collected from sediment traps and sediment cores. There are three possible explanations for the disparate silica-water fractionation factors observed in diatom silica: (1) silica does not precipitate in equilibrium with ambient water, (2) silica does precipitate in equilibrium with ambient water, but the silica-water fractionation factor for diatom silica is considerably less than the equilibrium fractionation factor for quartz-water, or (3) silica precipitation is influenced by a ‘vital’ effect, where the δ¹⁸O value of the water inside the diatom cell walls is lower than the δ¹⁸O values of ambient water.Post-mortem loss of organic material results in an alteration or ‘maturation’ of diatom silica in which silica reequilibrates with a silica-water fractionation closer to the equilibrium quartz-water fractionation. Alteration is likely to occur rapidly after the diatom frustule loses its organic coating, either as it settles through the water column or at the sediment-water interface; δ¹⁸O values recorded by paleo-diatom silica therefore do not record growing conditions but more likely record conditions at the sediment-water interface. In the case of lacustrine environments, where the bottom water remains at a nearly constant 4 °C, the reequilibration of diatom silica with bottom conditions could reduce or remove the conflating effects of temperature on δ¹⁸O values recorded by paleo-diatom silica and provide direct information on the δ¹⁸O value of the lake water.     

青藏高原现代湖泊沉积物碳酸盐矿物氧同位素组成特征及影响因素

选择青藏高原14个代表性现代湖泊的表层沉积物为研究对象,它们是冷湖、大苏干湖、小苏干湖、大柴旦湖、小柴旦湖、托素湖、尕海、茶卡湖、唐古拉-1、错鄂、乃日平错、纳木错、空姆错和普莫雍错,探讨这些湖泊碳酸盐矿物组成及相应氧稳定同位素组成的影响因素。XRD结果显示这些湖泊的碳酸盐矿物多以方解石为主,并含白云石。其中冷湖以白云石为主,尕海还含有一定量的文石。碳酸盐氧同位素分析结果显示总碳酸盐δ¹⁸O在-15.9‰到2.6‰范围变化,方解石δ¹⁸O变化范围为-16.2‰～3.9‰,白云石δ¹⁸O变化在-15.3‰～-5.4‰范围内。通过氧同位素与湖区环境因素的相关性分析,认为总碳酸盐δ¹⁸O受湖水δ¹⁸O组成、温度、降水量/蒸发量、盐度、海拔和纬度多种因素影响;方解石δ¹⁸O主要受湖水δ¹⁸O、温度、盐度、海拔和纬度的影响;白云石δ¹⁸O受降水量/蒸发量和盐度的影响。总碳酸盐δ¹⁸O对湖水δ¹⁸O、温度、海拔和纬度的响应是以方解石为载体而体现的;总碳酸盐δ¹⁸O对降水量/蒸发量的响应则归因于白云石δ¹⁸O对其的响应结果;另外总碳酸盐δ¹⁸O通过方解石和白云石δ¹⁸O的叠加作用响应于盐度。该研究初步建立了总碳酸盐、方解石和白云石氧同位素与环境各个指标之间的响应关系,对于揭示过去青藏高原地区环境变化有重要意义。     

High‐resolution diatom δ18O records,from the last 150 years,reflecting changes in amount of winter precipitation in two sub‐Arctic high‐altitude lakes in the Swedish Scandes

Waters from high‐altitude alpine lakes are mainly recharged by meteoric water. Because of seasonal variations in precipitation and temperature and relatively short hydraulic residence times, most high‐altitude lakes have lake water isotopic compositions (δ¹⁸O_lake) that fluctuate due to seasonality in water balance processes. Input from snowmelt, in particular, has a significant role in determining lake water δ¹⁸O. Here we compare two high‐resolution δ¹⁸O_diatom records from lake sediments in the Swedish Scandes with instrumental data from the last century obtained from nearby meteorological stations. The time period AD 1900–1990 is characterised by an increase in winter precipitation and high winter/summer precipitation ratios and this is recorded in δ¹⁸O_diatom as decreasing trends. Lowest δ¹⁸O_diatom values and highest amount of winter precipitation are found around AD 1990 when the winter North Atlantic Oscillation index was above +2. We conclude that for the last 150 a the main factor affecting the δ¹⁸O_diatom signal in these sub‐Arctic high‐altitude lakes with short residence times has been changes in amount of winter precipitation and that δ¹⁸O_diatom derived from high‐altitude lakes in the Swedish Scandes can be used as a winter precipitation proxy. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

淡水软体动物壳化石碳氧同位素组成及其在恢复古气候环境中的应用

本文研究了昆明滇池和太湖无锡湾软体动物壳化石的碳氧同位素组成,利用化石同位素组成,恢复了昆明盆地百万年以来和太湖无锡湾近四万年以来的古气候环境。研究表明:淡水软体动物壳化石氧同位素组成,在不同的环境条件下,最大差值可达7‰;钻孔中的不同层位的贝壳化石碳氧同位素组成与现代贝壳同位素相比,既有富集重碳氧同位素的层段,也有富集轻碳氧同位素组成的层段,氧同位素变化周期为十万年;富集轻碳氧同位素组成层段与湿润期对应,而富集重碳氧同位素组成层段与干燥期对应。化石氧同位素记录了昆明盆地古气候干湿变化有十万年的周期,随时代变新,气候逐渐干燥;以化石碳氧同位素为主,综合沉积物特征,推断太湖无锡湾近20m地层形成于近四万分年至今,气候温和潮湿,环境可能为河口相。